Scott Purchas
@scottpurchas.bsky.social
Likes bikes. Digital advertising specialist. Lapsed Kiwi living in East Sussex
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"Brexit was a self inflicted shock, and not just a small shock."
"It's as if they decided to throw the three bar electric fire into the bath whilst it was plugged in and they were sitting in it"
"A 4% drop in productivity, 15% drop in trade, £100 billion hit to our GDP."
"It's as if they decided to throw the three bar electric fire into the bath whilst it was plugged in and they were sitting in it"
"A 4% drop in productivity, 15% drop in trade, £100 billion hit to our GDP."
December 13, 2025 at 9:09 AM
"Brexit was a self inflicted shock, and not just a small shock."
"It's as if they decided to throw the three bar electric fire into the bath whilst it was plugged in and they were sitting in it"
"A 4% drop in productivity, 15% drop in trade, £100 billion hit to our GDP."
"It's as if they decided to throw the three bar electric fire into the bath whilst it was plugged in and they were sitting in it"
"A 4% drop in productivity, 15% drop in trade, £100 billion hit to our GDP."
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As @qagggy.bsky.social has said in the past, "the hardest working streets don't have time for cars".
A well-designed shared street can easily be upgraded to a fully pedestrian one.
December 11, 2025 at 8:30 PM
As @qagggy.bsky.social has said in the past, "the hardest working streets don't have time for cars".
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If you decrease the space given to cars, they go slower, walking & cycling become safer, more people turn to public transport and the higher uptake makes it faster and more reliable.
The UK: "It's hard to think of a country better suited to public transport or where it's more needed."
The UK: "It's hard to think of a country better suited to public transport or where it's more needed."
December 5, 2025 at 11:09 AM
If you decrease the space given to cars, they go slower, walking & cycling become safer, more people turn to public transport and the higher uptake makes it faster and more reliable.
The UK: "It's hard to think of a country better suited to public transport or where it's more needed."
The UK: "It's hard to think of a country better suited to public transport or where it's more needed."
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Every neighborhood needs a leafy pedestrian plaza—a place to meet friends, grab a bite, or just relax.
December 10, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Every neighborhood needs a leafy pedestrian plaza—a place to meet friends, grab a bite, or just relax.
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For reasons, I've been driving more than usual, esp on school run. On top of the general horror of urban driving, I've noticed how much we've driven (literally) pedestrians into submission - thanking drivers who deign to stop at zebras, waiting patiently to cross at junctions with ped priority, etc.
December 10, 2025 at 10:57 AM
For reasons, I've been driving more than usual, esp on school run. On top of the general horror of urban driving, I've noticed how much we've driven (literally) pedestrians into submission - thanking drivers who deign to stop at zebras, waiting patiently to cross at junctions with ped priority, etc.
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Just discovered this NBER paper examining the safety dangers of car bloat:
"Being hit by a vehicle that is 1,000 pounds heavier results in a 47% increase in the baseline fatality probability."
papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
"Being hit by a vehicle that is 1,000 pounds heavier results in a 47% increase in the baseline fatality probability."
papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
December 9, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Just discovered this NBER paper examining the safety dangers of car bloat:
"Being hit by a vehicle that is 1,000 pounds heavier results in a 47% increase in the baseline fatality probability."
papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
"Being hit by a vehicle that is 1,000 pounds heavier results in a 47% increase in the baseline fatality probability."
papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
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Exclusive: More than 50 groups connected to transport and public health have urged the transport secretary, Heidi Alexander, to set specific targets for levels of walking and cycling in England, warning that plans as they stand are too vague.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Active travel groups call for clear targets on walking and cycling in England
Exclusive: Groups including British Cycling call for active travel strategy to be put on equal footing with road and rail
www.theguardian.com
December 7, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Exclusive: More than 50 groups connected to transport and public health have urged the transport secretary, Heidi Alexander, to set specific targets for levels of walking and cycling in England, warning that plans as they stand are too vague.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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When you made a manifesto pledge to reduce energy bills, but also made a series of foolhardy promises to build new nuclear power plants
‘Troubled Hinkley Point C #nuclear will add £1bn annually to UK energy bills as soon as it’s switched on, official figures show. The money will be taken from consumers and handed to the French owner #EDF.'
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December 7, 2025 at 3:19 PM
When you made a manifesto pledge to reduce energy bills, but also made a series of foolhardy promises to build new nuclear power plants
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“In 2023, cars and their drivers killed 8,820 American pedestrians and bicyclists — 7,314 pedestrians and 1,166 cyclists. They injured another 136,281, an increase of over 5,300 injuries from 2022.”
Put the responsibility where it belongs.
Via @jalopnik.bsky.social
Put the responsibility where it belongs.
Via @jalopnik.bsky.social
No, Defensive Walking Isn't The Solution For Road Deaths - Jalopnik
It's victim-blaming, it's bull, and it's not the solution we need.
www.jalopnik.com
December 6, 2025 at 12:26 AM
“In 2023, cars and their drivers killed 8,820 American pedestrians and bicyclists — 7,314 pedestrians and 1,166 cyclists. They injured another 136,281, an increase of over 5,300 injuries from 2022.”
Put the responsibility where it belongs.
Via @jalopnik.bsky.social
Put the responsibility where it belongs.
Via @jalopnik.bsky.social
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Shaping the next five years: why you should care about the rather lacklustre third Cycling and Walking Investment Strategy consultation - and what you can do about it lauralaker.substack.com/p/a-cycling-...
A cycling and walking strategy goes into a bar...
And gets a bit of a pep talk
lauralaker.substack.com
December 1, 2025 at 2:13 PM
Shaping the next five years: why you should care about the rather lacklustre third Cycling and Walking Investment Strategy consultation - and what you can do about it lauralaker.substack.com/p/a-cycling-...
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'We have historically high welfare spending.' No we don't.
'We have a historically high proportion of working-age people not actually working.' No we don't.
'The number of Britons emigrating is skyrocketing.' No it isn't.
'We have a historically high proportion of working-age people not actually working.' No we don't.
'The number of Britons emigrating is skyrocketing.' No it isn't.
November 29, 2025 at 5:08 PM
'We have historically high welfare spending.' No we don't.
'We have a historically high proportion of working-age people not actually working.' No we don't.
'The number of Britons emigrating is skyrocketing.' No it isn't.
'We have a historically high proportion of working-age people not actually working.' No we don't.
'The number of Britons emigrating is skyrocketing.' No it isn't.
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tesladeaths.com has been updated for incidents through October 2025, including the latest verified Tesla Autopilot fatalities from the NHTSA SGO.
65 Autopilots deaths since the tech's inception, and 121 Tesla deaths in 2025 so far. #tsla #tslaq
65 Autopilots deaths since the tech's inception, and 121 Tesla deaths in 2025 so far. #tsla #tslaq
Tesla Deaths: Digital record of Tesla crashes resulting in death
Tesla Deaths is a record of Tesla accidents that involved the death of a driver, occupant, cyclist, motorcyclist, or pedestrian.
tesladeaths.com
November 29, 2025 at 5:12 AM
tesladeaths.com has been updated for incidents through October 2025, including the latest verified Tesla Autopilot fatalities from the NHTSA SGO.
65 Autopilots deaths since the tech's inception, and 121 Tesla deaths in 2025 so far. #tsla #tslaq
65 Autopilots deaths since the tech's inception, and 121 Tesla deaths in 2025 so far. #tsla #tslaq
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Just as you thought food delivery companies couldn't inflict any more misery on society:
Instead of using lowly-paid gig economy contractors to deliver groceries, they're replacing humans with robots, who, in turn, force humans off the pavement into road traffic.
Instead of using lowly-paid gig economy contractors to deliver groceries, they're replacing humans with robots, who, in turn, force humans off the pavement into road traffic.
November 28, 2025 at 11:50 AM
Just as you thought food delivery companies couldn't inflict any more misery on society:
Instead of using lowly-paid gig economy contractors to deliver groceries, they're replacing humans with robots, who, in turn, force humans off the pavement into road traffic.
Instead of using lowly-paid gig economy contractors to deliver groceries, they're replacing humans with robots, who, in turn, force humans off the pavement into road traffic.
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"Why don't kids go outside anymore?!"
Kids outside:
Kids outside:
November 29, 2025 at 2:20 PM
"Why don't kids go outside anymore?!"
Kids outside:
Kids outside:
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🚨🚨 New report!
Brexit has cost our economy 6 to 8% of GDP.
That equates to circa £66billion in lost tax revenue.
Brexit has cost our economy 6 to 8% of GDP.
That equates to circa £66billion in lost tax revenue.
In Budget week, I am afraid we have to talk about Brexit.
A new report from economists at the BoE, Kings College and others puts the hit to our economy at 6 to 8% of of UK GDP.
That equates to circa £66billion in lost tax revenue.
That's why we have to go further and faster on the UK/EU reset.
A new report from economists at the BoE, Kings College and others puts the hit to our economy at 6 to 8% of of UK GDP.
That equates to circa £66billion in lost tax revenue.
That's why we have to go further and faster on the UK/EU reset.
November 24, 2025 at 7:27 PM
🚨🚨 New report!
Brexit has cost our economy 6 to 8% of GDP.
That equates to circa £66billion in lost tax revenue.
Brexit has cost our economy 6 to 8% of GDP.
That equates to circa £66billion in lost tax revenue.
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‘Brexit isn’t in the past. It is present in every overstretched council budget, every cancelled infrastructure project, every school without enough teachers, every struggling business wondering how to cope with higher costs and lower demand.’
Rachel Reeves says there’s a “hole” in the public finances.
A new decade-long Brexit study explains it:
a 6–8% hit to GDP – that's £180bn-£240bn a year – means less tax, less investment and less money for everything else.
Brexit made Britain poorer. Much poorer.
A new decade-long Brexit study explains it:
a 6–8% hit to GDP – that's £180bn-£240bn a year – means less tax, less investment and less money for everything else.
Brexit made Britain poorer. Much poorer.
New: Boris Johnson’s ‘Brexit Titanic success’ was half right
Nearly ten years on, the first full assessment of Brexit confirms what millions warned: Britain made itself poorer
eastangliabylines.co.uk
November 24, 2025 at 8:04 AM
‘Brexit isn’t in the past. It is present in every overstretched council budget, every cancelled infrastructure project, every school without enough teachers, every struggling business wondering how to cope with higher costs and lower demand.’
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I really cannot recommend this excellent piece on Hammersmith Bridge highly enough
Hammersmith Bridge
Where did 25,000 vehicles go?
nickmaini.substack.com
November 21, 2025 at 10:24 PM
I really cannot recommend this excellent piece on Hammersmith Bridge highly enough
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🚨 SCOOP: Toyota and Aston Martin secretly lobbied a Conservative cabinet minister to weaken Britain’s climate policy.
We only know this because Democracy for Sale won a two-year legal fight to force the government to hand over the documents.
democracyforsale.substack.com/p/victory-we...
We only know this because Democracy for Sale won a two-year legal fight to force the government to hand over the documents.
democracyforsale.substack.com/p/victory-we...
Victory! We’ve won major legal battle exposing car industry lobbying
After two years we can finally reveal “backdoor channels where corporate money hijacks our democracy.”
democracyforsale.substack.com
November 22, 2025 at 9:57 AM
🚨 SCOOP: Toyota and Aston Martin secretly lobbied a Conservative cabinet minister to weaken Britain’s climate policy.
We only know this because Democracy for Sale won a two-year legal fight to force the government to hand over the documents.
democracyforsale.substack.com/p/victory-we...
We only know this because Democracy for Sale won a two-year legal fight to force the government to hand over the documents.
democracyforsale.substack.com/p/victory-we...
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Without a fundamental change in housing/planning system logic we will just get more of this.
It's just the easiest option for the market players to pursue this type of development.
It's just the easiest option for the market players to pursue this type of development.
November 19, 2025 at 8:57 PM
Without a fundamental change in housing/planning system logic we will just get more of this.
It's just the easiest option for the market players to pursue this type of development.
It's just the easiest option for the market players to pursue this type of development.
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NEW: Our DEFRA FOI reveals the budget for local councils to tackle #AirPollution has gone from £225 million a year to just £1.5 million in the last five years.
Cutting air pollution budgets by 99% at a time when children are still breathing illegal & toxic levels of dirty air is indefensible.
Cutting air pollution budgets by 99% at a time when children are still breathing illegal & toxic levels of dirty air is indefensible.
Funding for air pollution cut 99%, campaigners raise alarm
Mums for Lungs warned the cuts will significantly delay efforts to reduce emissions to levels recommended by the World Health Organisation (WHO). New research from the parent campaign group shows fund...
airqualitynews.com
November 18, 2025 at 11:46 AM
NEW: Our DEFRA FOI reveals the budget for local councils to tackle #AirPollution has gone from £225 million a year to just £1.5 million in the last five years.
Cutting air pollution budgets by 99% at a time when children are still breathing illegal & toxic levels of dirty air is indefensible.
Cutting air pollution budgets by 99% at a time when children are still breathing illegal & toxic levels of dirty air is indefensible.
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Lyft's 2016 projection vs Lyft's 2025 reality
November 18, 2025 at 12:45 PM
Lyft's 2016 projection vs Lyft's 2025 reality
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With the world heating up [and more pedestrians being killed], why are more SUVs being sold?
“It’s the industry that has driven the demand through huge marketing & advertising campaigns in recent years. SUVs offered the industry a simple way of charging more for a vehicle that does the same thing.”
“It’s the industry that has driven the demand through huge marketing & advertising campaigns in recent years. SUVs offered the industry a simple way of charging more for a vehicle that does the same thing.”
With the world heating up, why are more SUVs being sold?
Despite dire predictions of climate breakdown, more Sports Utility Vehicles are being spotted on, and off, the roads.
www.bbc.com
November 17, 2025 at 8:09 AM
With the world heating up [and more pedestrians being killed], why are more SUVs being sold?
“It’s the industry that has driven the demand through huge marketing & advertising campaigns in recent years. SUVs offered the industry a simple way of charging more for a vehicle that does the same thing.”
“It’s the industry that has driven the demand through huge marketing & advertising campaigns in recent years. SUVs offered the industry a simple way of charging more for a vehicle that does the same thing.”
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Just preaching my message of "wanting to do less more often" we all have our reasons.
November 10, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Just preaching my message of "wanting to do less more often" we all have our reasons.
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Again I am dying not to drive. I don’t want to drive. If you make spaces for all it gets people like me off the roads and less traffic for the people that want to drive.
Here’s something that’s really important for everyone to understand.
If we design our cities just for cars, they fail everyone, including drivers.
If we design our cities with many great CHOICES in how to get around, they work better for everyone, including drivers.
Spread the word.
If we design our cities just for cars, they fail everyone, including drivers.
If we design our cities with many great CHOICES in how to get around, they work better for everyone, including drivers.
Spread the word.
November 15, 2025 at 11:49 PM
Again I am dying not to drive. I don’t want to drive. If you make spaces for all it gets people like me off the roads and less traffic for the people that want to drive.
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😮 A sobering statistic for Road Safety Week... In the UK, SUVs are three times more likely to kill a child under the age of 10 and heavier cars are more likely to be involved in fatal collisions.
Source: @cleancitiescampaign
#roadsafetyweek #roadsafetyweek25 #carspreading #suvs #schoolrun
Source: @cleancitiescampaign
#roadsafetyweek #roadsafetyweek25 #carspreading #suvs #schoolrun
November 16, 2025 at 6:45 AM
😮 A sobering statistic for Road Safety Week... In the UK, SUVs are three times more likely to kill a child under the age of 10 and heavier cars are more likely to be involved in fatal collisions.
Source: @cleancitiescampaign
#roadsafetyweek #roadsafetyweek25 #carspreading #suvs #schoolrun
Source: @cleancitiescampaign
#roadsafetyweek #roadsafetyweek25 #carspreading #suvs #schoolrun